Getting the Chairperson\‘s Attention 引起会议主席的注意(Mister/Madam) chairman. May I have a word? If I may, I think... Excuse me for interrupting. May I come in here? Giving Opinions 表达意见 I\‘m positive that... I (really) feel that... In my opinion... The way I see things... If you ask me,... I tend to think that... Asking for Opinions 询问意见 Are you positive that... Do you (really) think that... (name of participant) can we get your input? How do you feel about...? Commenting 做出评论 That\‘s interesting . I never thought about it that way before. Good point! I get your point. I see what you mean. Agreeing 表示同意 I totally agree with you. Exactly! That\‘s (exactly) the way I feel. I have to agree with (name of participant). Disagreeing 表示异议 Unfortunately, I see it differently. Up to a point I agree with you, but... (I\‘m afraid) I can\‘t agree Advising and Suggesting 提出建议 Let\‘s... We should... Why don\‘t you.... How/What about... I suggest/recommend that... Clarifying 澄清 Let me spell out... Have I made that clear? Do you see what I\‘m getting at? Let me put this another way... I\‘d just like to repeat that... Requesting Information 请求信息 Please, could you... I\‘d like you to... Would you mind... I wonder if you could... Asking for Repetition 请求重复 I\‘m afraid I didn\‘t understand that. Could you repeat what you just said? I didn\‘t catch that. Could you repeat that, please? I missed that. Could you say it again, please? Could you run that by me one more time? Asking for Clarification 要求澄清 I don\‘t quite follow you. What exactly do you mean? I\‘m afraid I don\‘t quite understand what your are getting at. Could you explain to me how that is going to work? I don\‘t see what you mean. Could we have some more details, please? Asking for Verification 请求确认 You did say next week, didn\‘t you? (\‘did\‘ is stressed) Do you mean that...? Is it true that...? Asking for Spelling 请求拼写 Could you spell that, please? Would you mind spelling that for me, please? Asking for Contributions 请求赐教 We haven\‘t heard from you yet, (name of participant). What do you think about this proposal? Would you like to add anything, (name of participant)? Has anyone else got anything to contribute? Are there any more comments? Correcting Information 更正 Sorry, I think you misunderstood what I said. Sorry, that\‘s not quite right. I\‘m afraid you don\‘t understand what I\‘m saying. That\‘s not quite what I had in mind. That\‘s not what I meant. Keeping the Meeting On Target (time, relevance, decisions) 转入正题 We\‘re running short of time. Well, that seems to be all the time we have today. Please be brief. I\‘m afraid we\‘ve run out of time. I\‘m afraid that\‘s outside the scope of this meeting. Let\‘s get back on track, why don\‘t we? That\‘s not really why we\‘re here today. Why don\‘t we return to the main focus of today\‘s meeting. We\‘ll have to leave that to another time. We\‘re beginning to lose sight of the main point. Keep to the point, please. I think we\‘d better leave that for another meeting. Are we ready to make a decision?
会议在公司里已经是很普遍的形式了,你是否可以在课堂上为自己的英语对话增加上这样的元素呢?下面由我为大家带来商务会议英语对话,希望大家能有所收获。 商务会议英语对话1 tanxiaoj: I'd like to arrange a meeting for some business .Do you have a conference room we could use? 我想举行一商务会议,有这样的会议室吗? Receptionist: Certainly,Sir.We have a conference room for ten people at $150 an hour or a larger room for twenty people for $250 an hour. 当然,先生。我们有可以容纳10人的会议室,每小时150美元,还有可以容纳20人的大一点的房间,每小时250美元。 tanxiaoj: I'd prefer the smaller room.Can I book it for tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.? 我还是喜欢小一点的房间,定在明天上午11点吧? Receptionist: Yes. that would be fine. 行,那样可以。 商务会议英语对话2 公司召开会议分析销售团队的进度 报告 ,公司的会之所以那么多就是因为公司在不断的突破自己,寻找新的方案,讨论方案要开会,方案执行一段时间之后肯定也要开会看效果。 哈里:Ok quiet down people, I wish to commence this meeting. First order of the summary meeting is a progress report from the sales team. 好的.诸位.请安静.我希望开始会议.本次 总结 会议的第一项议程是销售团队的一份进度报告. 萨姆:So far things couldn`t have gone any better. The team has finally come together and is performing as a single entity. It`s incredible to see. 目前为止事态再好不过了.该团队终于做到了齐心协力.正作为一个单一的整体运作.这实在是令人难以置信. 哈里:Really? Could you elaborate on their progress? 真的吗?你能详细说明他们的进展吗? 萨姆:Sure, so far our actual sales figure is 150% above our forecasted level of sales. The Team has further subdivided into smaller teams to concentrate their focus more. 当然可以.迄今.我们的实际销售额高出预期水平的150%.该团队并且进一步细分为各个小组来更好地集中致力于各自的任务. 哈里:What result has braking down the team into smaller groups had? 团队划分成各个小组后产生了什么样的结果? 萨姆:It enables them to focus much more intensely on their intended sales target. This has resulted in far more effective sales strategies. 它使得他们能够更加强烈地锁定他们预定的销售目标.这导致了更有效的销售策略. 哈里:But has there been any overlapping or breakdowns in communication? Smaller groups often result in more inefficiency if anything. 但是出现了工作重叠或者沟通障碍问题吗?别的不说.更小的分组往往会导致低效率问题的加重. 萨姆:True, but with constant and tightly controlled overall management, I have managed to keep it together. 没错.但是凭借持续不断和紧密控制的整体管理.我成功地使他们团结协作. 哈里:So that team development consultant we brought in a month ago has worked a wonder, has he? 这么说一个月前我们请来的团队发展指导创造了一个奇迹.不是吗? 萨姆:Yes. It has resulted in a remarkable change in team confidence and effectiveness. 是的. 它导致了团队自信心和效力方面的惊人变化. 商务会议英语对话3 Paul: The next item is the financial report. Now the treasurer has the floor. Susan: Thank you. I assume everybody has previewed the profit and loss statement. Then I'll make an explanation. Paul: Why doesn't it include the payment by BCD company? Susan: The statement is made at the end of the month and their check was a few days late, so it missed the cutoff point. Paul: Will the payment be shown in the next month report? Susan: Yes. 保罗:下一项是财务报告。现在由财务主管发言。 苏珊:谢谢。我想大家都已经看过损益表了。下面我来解释一下。 保罗:为什么上面没有BCD公司的货款? 苏珊:这个报表是在月底做的,他们的支票晚了几天进账,所以错过了截止日。 保罗:在下个月的报表上能看到这笔货款吗? 苏珊:是的。